Dramatic video from a police helicopter shows Fort Worth’s top cop chase down a suspect who fled the scene of a car accident and ran through backyards and alleyways before he gave up.
Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus was driving down a freeway just before 10:30am on Friday when he heard on his two-way radio that officers were searching for a man who fled the site of a car crash nearby.
Kraus, who was driving near Interstate 20 and Campus Drive, decided to join the search, which included several officers on the ground as well as an airborne helicopter, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The suspect, Jesus Martinez Guerrero, 28, ended up running toward Kraus, 52, according to investigators.
Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus is seen top left chasing down a suspect (seen near the white four-door sedan in the middle of the screen) in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday morning
Kraus gave chase after the suspect fled the scene of a car accident, according to investigators
Eventually, Kraus chased down the suspect, Jesus Martinez Guerrero, 28, and arrested him
When he saw Kraus, Guerrero turned and ran toward the opposite direction, police said.
‘The bad guy decides to take a wrong turn and runs toward the chief,’ said Fort Worth police officer Buddy Calzada.
During the foot chase, both men jumped over two fences.
‘The bad guy jumped the fence and the chief jumped the fence to keep going after him,’ Calzada told KDFW-TV.
The pursuit on foot was filmed by a police helicopter flying near the scene on Friday
Kraus, who was driving near Interstate 20 and Campus Drive, decided to join the search
The pursuit of the suspected included several officers on the ground as well as an airborne helicopter
Kraus is filmed above placing handcuffs on the suspect in the backyard of a residential area
Guerrero has been charged with evading arrest. Bond has been set at $750
‘He runs through the middle of a yard, and the suspect jumps another fence.
‘So what does the chief do? He jumped the fence with him.’
Finally, as Kraus gained ground and was closing in on the suspect, Guerrero, he slowed down.
‘At that point in time, the chief started closing in on him, and I think he realized at that point, I’m not going to make it,’ Calzada said.
‘I’m not going to get away from this.’
Eventually, Kraus placed handcuffs on Guerrero and took him into custody.
Guerrero has been charged with evading arrest. Bond was set at $750.
‘I am just 1 of 1,700 officers who do this kind of work every day,’ Kraus (seen in this undated file photo), who joined the Fort Worth police force in 1992, wrote in a statement
The police chief was reportedly hesitant to share this story, but only agreed after prodding from his subordinates, according to reports.
‘I am just 1 of 1,700 officers who do this kind of work every day,’ Kraus, who joined the Fort Worth police force in 1992, wrote in a statement.
Kraus was named full-time chief of police earlier this month after a six-month period in which he was interim chief.